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Vertex-transitive self-complementary uniform hypergraphs of prime order
(Discrete Mathematics, 2009-09)
For an integer n and a prime p, let n(p)=max{i:pidividesn}. In this paper, we present a construction for vertex-transitive self-complementary k-uniform hypergraphs of order n for each integer n such that pn(p)≡1(mod2ℓ+1) ...
Defensive dispersal and the nuclear imperative in postwar planning: a study in the sociology of knowledge
(University of Winnipeg, 2001-05-01)
In the aftermath of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the final days of World War II, an urban planning concept known as 'defensive dispersal' came to be advocated by city planners, architects, atomic ...
Overlap-Free Words and Generalizations
(University of Winnipeg, 2007)
The study of combinatorics on words dates back at least to the beginning of the
20th century and the work of Axel Thue. Thue was the first to give an example of an infinite word over a three letter alphabet that contains ...
Stability of hydrated minerals on Mars
(Geophysical Research Letters, 2007-10-20)
The validity of recent identification of various hydrated minerals (kieserite, gypsum, hexahydrite, nontronite, chamosite, and montmorillonite) on Mars was assessed by exposing these minerals to simulated Martian surface ...
Notes on the Nevius Family
(New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 2005)
The Opportunity Cost of Surface Parking in Downtown Winnipeg
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2008-01-01)
The provision of parking is a necessary land use in any city. However, there can be a point at which there is too much parking. Such may be the case in Downtown Winnipeg. The excessive amount of parking in the downtown may ...
Manitoba Mennonite Archives And Canadian Mennonite Collective Memory
(University of Winnipeg, 2000-10)
"Collective memory" is the term given to the widely shared reconstructed versions of the past that are assembled by both individuals and groups in order to define their present and prepare for the future. The construction ...
The Trouble with Housing for Low-Income People
(Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2009)
Inuit Perspectives on Sustaining Bilingualism in Nunavut
(Université Laval, 2009)
This article presents an Inuit perspective on how bilingualism and biliteracy may be achieved and sustained in Nunavut. The Nunavut Literacy Council interviewed "language role models" (i.e., Inuit who are admired for their ...
Assembling an Intervention: The Russian Government and the Mennonite Brethren Schism of the 1860s
(Chair in Mennonite Studies, University of Winnipeg, 2008)